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Cooking & Baking

spinbaby

(15,328 posts) Sat Sep 6, 2025, 08:05 PM Sep 6

Oktoberfest drinks? [View all]

I’m throwing an Oktoberfest party towards the end of the month. I have the food menu well in hand—largely stuff I can make ahead or get at Aldi during German week. But I don’t really drink beer and most of my friends don’t either. I’ll have some beer on hand, but was struggling to come up with non-alcoholic drinks that would fit the spirit of the event. Maybe root beer in those brown glass bottles? Birch beer? What even is birch beer?

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Oktoberfest drinks? [View all] spinbaby Sep 6 OP

Drink Strohs. It only pretends to be beer. marble falls Sep 6 #1

There are some great German Octoberfest beers around this time of year Chasstev365 Sep 6 #2

Apfelschorle is popular in Germany Cairycat Sep 6 #3

That's a good idea spinbaby Sep 6 #4

Mulled apple cider? Nittersing Sep 7 #5

Spezi Old Crank Sep 8 #6

I would vote for this! justaprogressive Sep 10 #7

Are you offering NA options because you don't like beer, or don't drink alcohol? sir pball Sep 10 #8